“But we were facing a very quality opponent tonight, so it was definitely not below-average,” Rittimann said. “So of our guys, their confidence is pretty high, and they're expecting to score every time they have the ball.”

Ron's son, quarterback Hunter Rittimann, completed 11 of 13 passes for 285 yards and three touchdowns. He hit a trifecta with passing, receiving and rushing TDs on the night, as Johnson celebrated its homecoming in front of 5,281 at Heroes Stadium.

Rittimann also rushed for 86 yards and two TDs, then caught an 8-yard pass from sophomore Josh Theissen on a trick play the Jaguars installed this week in practice.

Rittimann had a lot of time to work in the pocket and often found open receivers up the middle. Only one of his completions was for less than 10 yards.

“Our offensive line dominated, so I had a bunch of easy throws,” said Hunter Rittimann, who has 17 passing TDs to just one interception this season. “We could run or pass tonight.”

Darien McElhannon added 118 rushing yards and a score for an offense that had 13 first downs in the first half on just 24 plays. Johnson (5-1, 2-0 District 26-5A) never punted, jumping out to a 35-14 lead a minute into in the third quarter.

The Jaguars' scoring average dropped to 49.8 points on the season, and they're gaining 469.7 yards per game.

No. 9 Churchill (4-3, 1-2) had two receiving TDs from Dimitri Flowers, but those were his only catches on the night. Churchill entered the game with the district's top scoring defense, allowing 21.3 points per game.